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Te Tiriti o Waitangi and contested sovereignty

1840 CE-present · Waitangi and signing places across Aotearoa New Zealand

Rangatira and the British Crown signed Te Tiriti and an English treaty text whose important differences remain central to authority, rights, redress and public life.

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How the setting appeared

Bay of Islands waka, kāinga and meeting grounds stood near mission buildings and a growing maritime trading world.

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How people lived

Māori communities debated authority, land and protection amid accelerating immigration; not all rangatira signed, and responses varied.

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How people worked

Farming, fishing, shipping, printing, translation, trade and diplomacy shaped treaty discussions and later claims.

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Belief, ritual and worship

Māori spiritual practice and Christian missions interacted, while relationships to whenua and law remained grounded in tikanga.

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World-atlas stage: Industrial and colonial age
Region: Oceania · Waitangi and signing places across Aotearoa New Zealand
Languages and scripts: Te reo Māori; English
Important people: Hone Heke Pōkai; James Busby; William Hobson; Henry Williams; About 540 rangatira, including several women, who signed copies; Rangatira who did not sign
Events and changes: First signing at Waitangi; Circulation of treaty sheets; Crown breaches and petitions; Waitangi Tribunal inquiries and settlements
Evidence confidence: High for the surviving texts and signatories; interpretation must preserve the Māori and English wording and continuing Māori legal arguments.

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Historical geography

A dated anchor, not an exact border

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Evidence register

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Differences between the Treaty texts

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/page/differences-between-texts

NZHistory, Manatū Taonga - Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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About the Treaty of Waitangi

https://waitangitribunal.govt.nz/en/about/the-treaty/about-the-treaty

Waitangi Tribunal

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